1. Crystal Taliefero-Pratt is an American multi-instrumentalist and vocalist.
12 Facts About Crystal Taliefero
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Crystal Taliefero performed with several artists throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
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Crystal Taliefero joined her brother Charles in the singing group Black Mist, who performed in the Chicago area.
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Crystal Taliefero studied music at Indiana University, eventually making the dean's list.
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Crystal Taliefero was a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.
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In college Crystal Taliefero performed in a band called Kilo, which included future Saturday Night Live drummer Shawn Pelton, former Tonight Show bassist Robert Hurst, and trumpeter Chris Botti.
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John Mellencamp's drummer Kenny Aronoff often sat in on drums, and in 1986 after hearing the first song of a live performance, Mellencamp invited Crystal Taliefero to join his touring band.
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Two and a half months into living in New York, Crystal Taliefero received a phone call from a Mellencamp associate, asking her to play drums and sing for 1989's Storm Front, the upcoming album from Billy Joel.
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Crystal Taliefero then formed a one-off band called Bonzai for the opening show which featured Pat Peterson, a Mellencamp backup singer, backed by the Bee Gees band.
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However, Gary Graff, writing in the Detroit Free Press, lamented that Crystal Taliefero only played saxophone on "Born to Run" and missed longtime E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons, who was not invited on the tour.
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In 1986, Crystal Taliefero suffered a ruptured appendix while touring with Bob Seger.
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Crystal Taliefero's goal is to establish the Crystal Taliefero Music Foundation that will inspire and shape young upcoming lives in the world of live entertainment.